Sketch #181 for
Unscripted Sketches has a piggy back challenge of one of my all-time favorite crafting activities - motion. What drew me to scrapbooking initially ws the pretty colors and the way to tell a story by photos. When I started getting braver in my scrapbooking techniques, I started making interavtive pages. As much as we love to show our scrapbooks to our friends and family, why not add a little element of surprise? Make the page flip, turn, rotate, make noise...or waterfall.
On this page, notices how in the first picture it just looks like the photos are cascading and you can flip through them one by one.
If you pull the green ribbon down towards the bottom on the page, the slide show creates itself!
One picture after another takes centerstage. And most importantly, it's interactive for the reader.
The process is actually more simple than it looks!
The Ingredients:
(4) 4x6" photos, preferably in a sequence from an event (number 1-4)
12x12 Cardstock: (1ea) of Teal, White, Coral, Citrus
12x12 Striped Pattern Paper (Studio Calico)
(2) Eyelets (We R Memork Keepers, Sherbet)
(1) Ribbon Scrap
Letters: Thickers - Wonder (American Crafts)
Ink: StazOn - Jet Black
Tools: Fiskars Paper Trimmer, ScorePal, Scotch ATG Gun and 1/4" Transfer Tape, Fiskars Anywhere Eyelet Punch, Bone Folder. Marvy Uchida 2.25" Circle Punch, Cropadile
The Recipe:
Cut White Cardstock to 4.25x12"
Score White Cardstock at .5, 1.5, 2.25, 3, 3.75"
Use Bone Folder to make edges crisp
Tear Striped Paper to be approx 12x7", ink white edge
Cut (2) Coral and (2) Citrus to 4.25x6.25" and ink all edges
Cut (1) Coral 1.75x7.25" and ink edges
Cut (1) Teal 1.5x7" and ink edges
Punch Teal with 2.25" circle punch.
Hint: Since you're covering 7" of Teal 12x12 with Striped paper, cut small pieces from it first!
Adhere small Teal to small Coral
Adhere photos to Coral and Citrus
Alternate colors from the photo sequence for more visual appeal.
Adherere Striped to Teal
***For the waterfall***
Fold White Cardstock at 3.75" yielding "new 4.25x8.25" cardstock (waterfall leader), keeping scored lines on top
Run line of ADH Transfer tape just below the 1.5" score line and adhere photo #4
Repeat previous step at 2.25" score line with photo #3
Then 3" score line with photo #2
Lastly 3.75" score line with photo #1
Put each photo just below each score line because it makes it easier to fold and flip through.
Flip waterfall over. Tape BACK of the .5" score line as you did the photos on the front.
The BACK of the white will be taped to the FRONT of the teal small strip.
The 4.25x8.25" will rest BEHIND the teal/coral strip of paper without any adhesive.
Position waterfall onto Teal and Striped background. Pound eyelets through small strip into background -- making sure you leave enough room for the title above and so that the photos don't hang off the layout.
Fold Teal circle in half, adhere to waterfall leader
Punch small hole through circle, thread ribbon through.
Pull ribbon and the photos will start to waterfall!
Add title.
Amaze friends.
